Job Order Contracting

JUNE 26, 2017

Facilities Operations & Maintenance Management considerations span several areas. Budgeting/Capital Planning. Education, Training, and Support Services. Facilities Operations & Maintenance Management. Budgeting/Capital Planning. LEAN Business Models and Methods. Supporting Technologies and Tools.

Management 100

Management Life Cycle Education Organization 100

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 20, 2023

Education, key performance indicators, common terms and definitions, collaborative construction delivery methods, and current, objective, local market granular cost data as well as supporting technology can to be leveraged to enable significant cost savings via signifincant improvements in cost visibility, cost management, and productivity.

Estimating 217

Estimating CSI Life Cycle Construction 217

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Best Value Facilities Construction/O&M Planning, Procurement and Project Delivery can only be achieved with a concerted focus upon change management, education, and leadership.

Procurement 150

Procurement Plans Life Cycle CSI 150

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 12, 2018

A LEAN Facilities Management Roadmap can help any committed organization maximize value from its built environment. What is a LEAN Facilities Management Roadmap? Core Components of a LEAN Facilities Management Roadmap are: Goals. Knowledge & Management Resources, Education & Training. Senior management.

Management 100

Management Organization Environment Plans 100

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

Facilities Management – 2017 Best Practices. Facilities management, practiced properly, is process-centered. Despite the “surveys”, “reports”, and hype associated with BIM, building owners and facilities management professionals have yet to fully understand BIM, let alone decide whether or not to practice it.

Management 100

Management Life Cycle BIM Renovating 100

Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Simple… a consistent and fully transparent solution that enables owners and construction contractors to deliver over 90% of renovation, repair, and minor new construction projects on-time, on-budget, and to everyone’s satisfaction. Significant reduction in JOC Program implementation and management costs. Risk mitigation.

Contract 100

Contract Life Cycle Budgeting Budget 100

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Current Approach to Facilities Repair, Renovation, Construction, and Facilities Management. LEAN Facilities Management / LEAN Construction Delivery. LEAN methods provide a proven integrated, coordinated, and efficient way to manage all project and program phases (from design through construction, into operation, and beyond).

Renovating 100

Renovating Life Cycle Construction Management 100

Construction Marketing

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Managing a reputation for delivering high-quality projects, keeping your business profitable, your people productive, and your firm growing requires focus, commitment, and understanding. Business management software like ERP is built to handle this—but who can deliver? Running a successful construction firm is by no means an easy task.

Software 200

Software Software Construction ProCore 200

Building Information Management

APRIL 28, 2016

While outsourcing Facility Management (FM) and/or portions of FM certainly has its place in real property operations, in general, outsourcing is not a BEST VALUE business practice. Facility management is not a commodity. 90%+ Project On-time & On-Budget. 90%+ Project On-time & On-Budget. Lower Procurement Costs.

Management 40

Management Life Cycle Change Orders Procurement 40

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 10, 2019

Much has been documented about how AECOO (architecture, engineering, construction, owner, operator) sector has been technology adverse when compared to manufacturing, healthcare, education, and virtually every other public and private category. All the tools and services are readily available to support owners in doing just that.

Procurement 100

Procurement Life Cycle Legal Mobility 100

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 11, 2017

The primary challenges facing the AECOO sector are due to lack of owner leadership and competency… The adoption of BIM as a tool to efficiently manage the life-cycle of built structures requires a full understanding of LEAN collaborative processes as they apply to asset total cost of ownership. The buck stops with owners.

BIM 100

BIM Life Cycle Legal Management 100

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 22, 2019

BEST VALUE & COMPLIANT Construction Planning, Procurement, And Project Delivery can be deployed and managed today using a robust suite LEAN tools and services. They consistently enable predictable project outcomes including the ongoing delivery of quality repair, renovation, and new construction projects on-time and on-budget.

Procurement 100

Procurement Plans Construction Life Cycle 100

Job Order Contracting

MAY 8, 2017

This simply cannot occur until Owners become competent in Collaborative LEAN Construction Delivery Methods and associated life-cycle management of the built environment. Thus the issue is not the unavailability of solutions, but rather the level of education and awareness across the AECOO sector. They pay the bills.

Life Cycle 100

Life Cycle Construction Environment Procurement 100

Job Order Contracting

JUNE 9, 2017

Here are a few lessons learned with respect to improving construction productivity, and overall life-cycle management of the built environment. Continuous education, improvement, and collaboration drive better outcomes. Oversight and Leadership without Excessive Management and Control. Monitoring / Audits.

Contract 100

Contract Products Life Cycle Procurement 100

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 16, 2016

Real property owners and their service providers (architects, engineers, contractors, and construction management firms) have not been able to reverse a 30 years+ cycle of declining productivity. There is a solution, the implementation of LEAN collaborative construction delivery methods and asset life-cycle management strategies.

Products 100

Products Life Cycle Construction Renovating 100

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 21, 2017

A superior line item construction cost estimator generally has an intricate knowledge of field construction techniques, uses a common data environment, and is skilled at both collaboration and LEAN construction and/or facilities management. Higher Education. State Government and/or K12 Education. Fewer Errors and/or Omissions.

Estimating 100

Estimating Life Cycle Construction CSI 100

Building Information Management

MAY 25, 2016

Job Order Contracting – Education, Training, Best Practices. Job order contracting is a LEAN collaborative construction delivery method that enable numerous renovation, repair, and construction projects to be completed on-time and on-budget, as well as to the satisfaction of all participants.

Education 40

Education Contract Life Cycle Bidding 40

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

These concerns plague construction all all stages, but are particularly pronounced during budgeting, procurement, and construction. Leadership with Excessive Management and Control. Ongoing Training, Education, & Certification. Lack of the ability to obtain timely and cost effective, BEST VALUE construction services.

Risk 100

Risk Life Cycle Construction Certification 100

Building Information Management

JUNE 29, 2016

Asset Competency Model & Efficient Facility Management #101. Until Owners understand and are capable of organizational wide deployment of ASSET COMPETENCY MODELS, productivity across the AEC and Facility Management sector will remain poor. Developing and Managing PEOPLE. Developing and Managing PEOPLE.

Modeling 58

Modeling Management Life Cycle Infrastructure 58

Job Order Contracting

JUNE 7, 2017

Over time, however, design-bid-build has proven to be inefficient, antagonistic, and incapable of delivering the majority of construction project on-time, on-budget, and to everyone’s satisfaction. Related Resources: ASSET LIFE-CYCLE MODEL – Total Cost of Ownership Management – A framework for facilities life-cycle management.

Contract 100

Contract COAA Life Cycle BIM 100

BD+C

JUNE 14, 2023

The best strategy would also include a life cycle cost analysis using proprietary software in order to determine the service life and life cycle costs of maintaining the protective waterproofing components of the structure. The life cycle cost analysis provides knowledge of the concrete, environment, and structure.

Life Cycle 52

Life Cycle Concrete Engineering Injury 52

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 19, 2016

The way to deliver 96%+ of renovation, repair, and maintenance projects on-time, on-budget, and at the appropriate level of quality is to enable collaboration with contractors and other expert service providers. This obstacle can only be overcome by changing current formal education and professional training programs.

Renovating 100

Renovating Life Cycle Contract Estimating 100

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 20, 2017

LEAN construction delivery – project and program management. The OpenJOC Job Order Contracting Framework enables centralized management and consistent deployment of best value and compliant processes, methods, and technologies to drive optimal renovation, repair, and construction outcomes. Develop your team.

Contract 100

Contract Project Management Budgeting Budget 100

Building Information Management

JULY 25, 2016

As a result, building users are unsatisfied, facility management is treated as an expense versus an asset, and sub-optimal performance has become the norm. They were generally not part of their formal education, nor their professional training. Solutions to the above problems have existed for decades.

Life Cycle 40

Life Cycle Renovating Construction Bidding 40

Building Information Management

JULY 25, 2016

As a result, building users are unsatisfied, facility management is treated as an expense versus an asset, and sub-optimal performance has become the norm. They were generally not part of their formal education, nor their professional training. Solutions to the above problems have existed for decades.

Life Cycle 40

Life Cycle Renovating Construction Bidding 40

Building Information Management

JULY 8, 2016

Life-cycle asset management philosophy. Ongoing education, training, & awareness buildling. Building Information Modelling (BIM) is the integration of disparate competencies, business processes, and technologies to accomplish the efficient life-cycle management of the built environment.

BIM 40

BIM Life Cycle Construction Management 40

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 8, 2017

Delivering Better Facilities through Lean Construction and Owner Leadership NIBS 2017 – The ability to significantly improve how facilities are constructed, managed and operated depends largely on whether owners provide high levels of leadership, knowledge and collaborative support.

Contract 100

Contract COAA Life Cycle BIM 100

Building Information Management

JUNE 21, 2016

The root of the decades long decline in construction productivity and associated poor facility management practices is cultural. It requires a focus upon best management practices, education and training, key performance indicators, and continuous improvement, in short, LEAN business process application. Collaboration.

Life Cycle 40

Life Cycle Construction Education Visualization 40

Autodesk Construction Cloud

OCTOBER 18, 2021

As new technologies create more and more data, many firms are struggling to capture, analyze, and manage it all. The big question then is who will manage all of this data? The big question then is who will manage all of this data? This problem can have a significant impact on decision-making based on data. trillion. .

Construction 52

Construction Life Cycle Education Visualization 52

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 10, 2016

OpenJOC, a term coined by Four BT, LLC, is the deployment of Job Order Contracting based upon LEAN construction delivery best management practices. OpenJOC leverages processes, standardized cost data , and technology to drive win-win relationships among all project participants and on-time, on-budget, quality construction outcomes.

Contract 100

Contract Construction Life Cycle Procurement 100

Building Information Management

JULY 12, 2016

Change orders, lack of timely and accurate information, poor leadership, and a dysfunctional team are the reasons the majority of construction projects end up being over budget, late, and dissatisfaction among all participants. Ongoing education and training. All of these are address by collaborative construction delivery methods.

Risk 40

Risk Life Cycle Change Orders Construction 40

Building Information Management

JULY 5, 2016

The AEC and Facilities Management industry is fragmented and unproductive. to see that software is not the compass that will navigate the AEC and FM sector towards a higher percentage of quality outcomes delivered in a timely manner and on-budget. Collaborative LEAN management practices. and the U.K. and the U.K.

Life Cycle 40

Life Cycle Construction BIM Education 40

Building Information Management

JUNE 28, 2016

I regularly see articles about how great real property owners are, or how the facility management staff performs well, but may be misunderstood. Do real property owners and facility managers actually think they are doing a good job? Improperly designed or managed renovation, repair, maintenance, and new construction.

Risk 40

Risk Life Cycle Management Airports 40

Building Information Management

JUNE 25, 2016

Collaborative Construction Project Delivery & Skilled Teams provide the basis for measurably improving outcomes, specifically a higher percentage of project complete on-time, on-budget, and to the satisfaction of all participants and stakeholders. Continuous Education & Training. Mandated Collaboration. Owner Leadership.

Life Cycle 40

Life Cycle Construction Procurement Education 40

Building Information Management

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

The fundamental reason is the inability of Owners to transition from the linear and antagonistic work process of the pre-1980’s to collaborative, transparent, LEAN best management practices. Change management . Focus is upon best value and life-cycle costs versus first costs. Owner Roadblock.

Management 40

Management Contract Life Cycle Architecture 40

Building Information Management

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

Many, if not most, real property Owners treat the management of facilities and other built infrastructure as commodities and continue to focus upon lowest bidders, archaic and antagonistic construction delivery methods (example – design bid build), and even attempt to outsource critical construction management activities.

Roads 40

Roads Life Cycle Environment Education 40

Building Information Management

APRIL 13, 2016

.” BIM, as we now know it, is not the solution that will enable efficient life-cycle management of the built environment. Real property Owners have not assumed their roles as stewards of the built environment due to lack of awareness, education, and/or capability.

BIM 40

BIM Life Cycle Renovating Education 40